[Vision]

Just watched it about 6 times. Cavendish was maintaining a consistent outside lane and about even with Sagan. Sagan gradually moved right. It wasn't so much of an elbow but Sagan taking away his lane. Cavendish cries out at the moment his lane ends and he goes into the barrier.

Brutal.

[Vision]

I stand corrected. The elbow and the cutting off of Cavendish’s lane caused it. Videos here:

https://twitter.com/search?q=sagan&ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Esearch

[JPJones]

“Sagan gradually moved right.”

Agree, and given what Geipel Demare did, that’s not a disqualification.

If fact one could easily say :

Of everyone in that sprint, Sagan held the straightest line.